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October 19
1893
BENTLEY LUMBER CO. GOES OUT OF BUSINESS.
1920
ALL MINERS IN CITY COAL MINES DOWN TOOLS.
1923
WELL-KNOWN OLD-TIMER DAVE BRODIE DIES IN CALIFORNIA. HE WAS THE OWNER OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY AND AT ONE TIME WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LATE MAJ. A. B. STAFFORD IN THE HARDWARE BUSINESS.
1929
CITY POWER PLANT MAY NEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND TO RE-VAMP THE PLANT. THE ECONOMIES EFFECTED WILL MORE THAN PAY FOR THE EXPENDITURE.
1940
DIAMOND JUBILEE OF ST.PAULS INDIAN SCHOOL ON BLOOD RESERVE. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1880 AND HEADED FOR 30 YEARS BY CANON MIDDLETON
1943
EMIL SICK OF SEATTLE WARNS ROTARIANS THAT COMPLACENCY ABOUT WAR OUTCOME IS A REAL DANGER.
1944
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS LAUNCH MOVE TO ESTABLISH PACKING PLANT IN SOUTH ALBERTA.
1951
145 CUBS AND BOY SCOUTS AND 92 GIRL GUIDES AND BROWNIES FROM LETHBRIDGE THRILLED TO SEE PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN CALGARY
1960
VOTERS GO TO POLLS IN CIVIC ELECTION.
1961
CITY CITIZENS VOTE TO ELECT THEIR OWN MAYOR AND DEFEAT OF A.W. SHACKLEFORD IS BIG SURPRISE IN ALDERMANIC RACE - ENDS 20 YEARS ON COUNCIL.
1962
PETER DEN HOLD OF CITY WILL RECEIVE LOAN FROM NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT TO AID HIS WOODWORKING FIRM.
1967
FLOURIDATION REJECTED FOR CITY WATER SUPPLY FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT TIME BY LETHBRIDGE VOTERS.
October 20
1904
HOTEL DALLAS TO OPEN.
1920
HON. MACKENZIE KING, LIBERAL LEADER ON FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO CITY TELLS AUDIENCE THAT MEIGHEN GOVERNMENT. IS FRIEND OF MONOPOLIES AND SUGAR BARONS. CONGRATULATES WOMEN OF CITY ON THEIR DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES.
1923
WHEAT POOL TO START OPERATING OCT. 29
1926
A.G.BAALIM BUYS BURNT- OUT PORTION OF DOMINION BLOCK. HAS PLANS FOR TWO-STORY BLOCK WITH STORES AND OFFICES ABOVE.
1938
P.F.R.A. BACKS TABER PLAN. HORSEFLY LAKE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE $20,000 EXPENDITURE.
1940
BODY OF LAC DONALD THEOBALD WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE HERALD STAFF BEFORE JOINING UP WAS FOUND. HE DROWNED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR HALIFAX AND IS BURIED HERE.
1940
FLT. LT. ANDREW W. FLETCHER, SON OF DR.& MRS. C. M. FLETCHER IS THE FIRST LETHBRIDGE AIRMAN WITH THE R.A.F. TO GET A D.F.C.
1941
MAJOR PHIPPS OF VICTORIA ARRIVES TO COMMAND 112TH BATTERY. WILL RECRUIT 7 OFFICERS AND 250 OTHER RANKS.
1941
POPULACE WARNED OFF BLOOD RESERVE AS BOMBING PRACTICE WILL BE 24 HOURS. A DAY AND 7 DAYS A WEEK.
1943
DEATH OF GOODSTRIKER, 97 YEAR OLD BLOOD INDIAN AND BUFFALO HUNTER WHO WAS PRESENT AT SIGNING OF GREAT TREATY IN 1877.
1952
A.W. SHACKLEFORD RE-ELECTED MAYOR UNANIMOUSLY.
1962
ORIGINAL GALT NURSING RESIDENCE TO BE DEMOLISHED.
1964
CITY STORES BEGIN NIGHT SHOPPING THIS WEEK THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
1970
U OF L STUDENT NEWSPAPER "THE MELIORIST" EDITOR RESIGNS DUE TO FLQ ARTICLE AND WAR MEASURES ACT.
1976
FIRST WEST LETHBRIDGE HIGH RISE'S OUTSIDE STRUCTURE TO BE COMPLETED BY MID-NOVEMBER.
1977
MAYOR ANDY ANDERSON RETURNED TO FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE.
1979
LETHBRIDGE'S NEW AIR TERMINAL OFFICIALLY OPENED AMID PICKETERS OF STRIKING FEDERAL FLIGHT SERVICES PERSONNEL.
October 21
1912
WORLD DRY FARMING CONGRESS OPENS AT LETHBRIDGE
1924
VIEWS OF LETHBRIDGE ADORN THE EMPIRE MAIL, PUBLISHED IN LONDON, ENGLAND. THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WAS A VISITOR TO THE CITY AND MET THE MAYOR.
1929
OWNERS OF A CITY SHOE STORE ARE HELD UP BY TWO ARMED MEN WHEN THEY ENTER THEIR HOME. THE THIEVES GOT AWAY WITH CASH, CLOTHING AND CHEQUES. THEY WERE PICKED UP AGAIN LATER BY POLICE IN CALGARY. ONE OF THEM WAS A FORMER POLICEMAN IN THAT CITY.
1938
LETHBRIDGE WOMEN ARE BLAMED BY MRS. GOSTICK FOR LOSS OF SOCIAL CREDIT SEAT HERE IN RECENT BYELECTION
1941
CITY HAS PROBLEM WITH PERMIT FOR NEW BUS NEEDED FOR AIRPORT SERVICE.
1941
MR. AND MRS. J.W. JARDINE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE IN LETHBRIDGE. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1921.
1943
LOGAN PASS ROAD CLOSED FOR SEASON.
1952
A.W. SHACKLEFORD ELECTED MAYOR OF LETHBRIDGE, SUCCEEDING L.S. TURCOTTE WHO RETIRED.
1964
DOUBLE DECKER BUS ARRIVES IN LETHBRIDGE IN "COME TO BRITAIN CAMPAIGN"
1965
NATIONAL SOCIAL CREDIT LEADER ROBERT THOMPSON TOURS SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
1966
QUEEN ELIZABETH TURNS DOWN ROLOFF BENY'S REQUEST TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY HIM.
1975
CITY INSIDE MAIL WORKERS DISAPPOINTED BY NATIONAL STRIKE CALL.
October 22
1918
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SET UP AT WESLEY CHURCH
1922
RATE PAYERS AND FAMILIES OF L.N.I.D. VISIT HEADWORKS OF THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. FEW HAD REALIZED THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT
1930
PROSPECT OF SECOND SUGAR FACTORY AS SUGAR FACTORY EXPANSION POLICY EXAMINED BY AUSTIN
1934
TABER BEET WORKER KILLED IN FIGHT. HABIJANAC IS DEAD
1941
RECRUITING STARTS TODAY FOR 8 OFFICERS AND 275 OTHER RANKS FOR 112TH BATTERY.
1945
RUSSELL HAIG ELECTED PRESIDENT OF CIVIC GOVERNMENT ASSOC.
1947
THE BOARD OF TRADE BECOMES THE LETHBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
1963
BI-MONTHLY CITY BILLS HERE TO STAY AS COUNCIL FINALLY APPROVES.
1964
NIGHT SHOPPING BEGINS IN LETHBRIDGE
1966
CITY POLICE FORCE RECEIVES PERMISSION FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH TO USE THE ROYAL EMBLEM ON ITS NEW CREST.
1983
LCC'S TRADES AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDINGS OFFICIALLY OPENED.
October 23
1906
NEW ISOLATION HOSPITAL IS NEEDED AS OLD FACILITY IS VACATED.
1909
FIRST TRAIN CROSSES HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE FROM FORT MACLEOD
1922
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OFFERED TO CITY FOR PURCHASE OF OLD WOOLEN MILL BUT COMMISSIONER MEECH WANTS HIGHER PRICE.
1930
SHAUGNESSY WOMAN FATALLY HURT. TRUCK PLUNGES FROM ROAD DOWN HILL WEST OF LOCAL BREWERY. CAR OWNED BY EDGAR GREENWOOD LEAVES ROAD WEDNESDAY EVENING CARRYING MRS.C. BENNETT TO HER DEATH
1943
ORDERS FOR DOMESTIC COAL FLOOD INTO LOCAL COLLIERIES DESPITE BACKLOG OF SEVERAL MONTHS ORDERS.
1943
BLOOD DONOR CLINIC IN NEW RED CROSS BUILDING IN FULL SWING.
1944
300 CANVASSERS GO INTO ACTION IN CANADA'S LARGEST VICTORY LOAN DRIVE TO DATE.
1944
NEWFOUNDLAND GRANTS CANADA 99 YEAR LEASE ON GOOSE BAY AIRPORT.
1945
MAYOR SHACKLEFORD CASTS DECIDING VOTE TO PUT POLICE STATION AND COURT HOUSE ON SW.CORNER OF 5TH ST.SO.
1952
NEW ST. MARY'S SEPARATE SCHOOL OPENED.
1956
DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS ERRED BY 1888 PEOPLE WHEN IT TALLIED UP POPULATION COUNT SAYS CITY CLERK T.L. FERGUSON.
1961
NEW MAYOR TO BE ELECTED BY ALDERMEN SINCE A.W.SHACKLEFORD LOST HIS SEAT.
1963
ALBERTA SYNOD OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BEGINS IN ST.ANDREWS CHURCH
October 24
1888
LETHBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOLDS FIRST MEETING
1925
RAYMOND'S NEW 1 MILLION DOLLAR SUGAR FACTORY HOSTED A THRONG OF 2,500 PEOPLE AT ITS OFFICIAL OPENING. THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT NEW INDUSTRY FOR ALBERTA.
1925
SHERIFF YOUNG DIES SUDDENLY. A PIONEER OF THE WEST, HE SERVED IN 1885 WITH THE WINNIPEG.REGIMENT AND SAW ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF CUT KNIFE.
1929
BEGINNING OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
1931
RAYMOND MAN KILLED IN COLLISION. WILFORD PALMER IS THROWN FROM TRUCK IN CRASH.
1938
MILLION DOLLARS FOR BEET GROWERS. BIGGEST INITIAL PAYMENT IN HISTORY OF INDUSTRY
1939
PROVINCE BLANKETED IN HEAVY SNOW; CITY RECORDS OVER THREE INCHES
1944
METROPOLITAN STORES BUYS STAFFORD BLOCK ON 5TH ST. S. (ERECTED 1909).
1944
HENDERSON LAKE GOLF COURSE FUTURE BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.
1957
PIONEER TELLS CITY COMMISSION THAT LETHBRIDGE IS DECIDEDLY BACKWARD AS FAR AS PLANNING IS CONCERNED.
1960
TWO PEOPLE RUNNING FOR MAYOR, THE TWO ARE MAYOR A.W.SHACKLEFORD AND ALD C. J. BLACK
1961
ED LONSDALE ELECTED NEW MAYOR BY 4-3 VOTE.
1962
MARTIN HOYT REPLACES A.C.ANDERSON AS PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN.
1966
NEW ADDITION TO DOROTHY GOODER SCHOOL OPENED.
1972
STORES MUST CLOSE ON REMEMBRANCE DAY SINCE IT IS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
1975
CITY BUS DEPOT BECOMES POST OFFICE DUE TO STRIKE BY MAIL WORKERS.
1979
TREES BEING PLANTED DOWNTOWN IN $125,000 PLANTING PROGRAM.
October 25
1870
CREES ATTACK LODGES NEAR FORT WHOOP-UP KILLING A BROTHER OF RED CROW, CHIEF OF BLOODS
1926
DIRECTOR OF REDCLIFF BRICK PLANT IN TOWN TO ADDRESS THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF CANADA SAYS PROSPERITY IS RETURNING TO WEST, SHOWN BY DEMAND FOR BRICKS.
1927
MORE CAPITAL INVESTED IN LETHBRIDGE SO FAR THIS YEAR THAN IN ANY OTHER YEAR.
1934
HABIJANAC DEATH RESULT OF BLOWS STRUCK BY STOION. FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN TABER BEET WORKERS DETAILED TO JURY.
1940
VOTING LIGHT ON MONEY BYLAWS ONLY 20 VOTES CAST BY NOON
1941
BLACKOUT AS WAR REMINDER WILL INAUGURATE COMMUNITY CHEST CAMPAIGN NOV. 1ST.
1941
PICTURE OF NEW 35 FT. HIGH BOILER INSTALLED IN CITY POWER HOUSE-- HAS 100 MILES OF STEAM PIPE.
1944
LETHBRIDGE AGAIN HOPES TO LEAD CANADA IN REACHING VICTORY LOAN GOAL -- CHINESE FREE MASONS ARE LEADING WAY, HAVE ALREADY PASSED OBJECTIVE.
1945
FORTY WORKMEN BEGIN LAYING WATER AND SEWER LINES FOR VETERANS HOUSING NORTH OF HENDERSON LAKE
1957
CLARESHOLM AIR TRAINING BASE FACES ECONOMY AXE. TO BE CLOSED IN 1958.
1960
SHACKLEFORD ELECTED TO SERVE 10TH TERM AS MAYOR OF CITY OF LETHBRIDGE
1962
AVERAGE LETHBRIDGE MAN- ON- STREET SUPPORTS JOHN F. KENNEDY'S MOVE IN THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS.
1965
OLD WESTBROOK BLOCK TO BE TORN DOWN AND NEW TREASURY BRANCH TO BE BUILT ON SITE.
1967
LETHBRIDGE FIRE CHIEF W. L. RUSSELL RECEIVES HONOUR FROM ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOC.
1976
ONE MILLION DOLLAR BROOKS AND DISTRICT AQUATIC CENTRE OPENED